Strictly Come Dancing Series 15.

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SERIES 15 VOTING.

"Strictly Come Dancing" Series :

Keep up to date with all the news and information on series 15 of the BBC's hit show Strictly Come Dancing.

Series 15 will air on BBC1 prime time, Saturdays, commencing with the launch show on Saturday 9th September.
The show will follow a similar format to previous series, this time with 15 couples taking part (8 female celebrities and 7 male celebrities).
BBC2 continues the "Behind the scenes" programme "Strictly Come Dancing - It takes two" presented by Zoe Ball. This show will air week nights 6.30pm - 7.00pm with a special hour long edition on Friday's.

The competition will initially air on Saturday nights starting in September. The first two weeks will see an accumulation of the scores, then the voting lines will be opened.
There will once more be a "dance off" where the two couples with the lowest scores after the judges &amp public votes are combined will have to perform again.
The judges will then make the final decision on the couple to leave the competition.

There will be one special performance live from the Blackpool Tower Ballroom.

Those marked with * against their names, indicate that the professional dancer is new to Strictly Come Dancing.
Pro's with "Web" after their name indicate that they have a website - click the link to be taken to their site.

3 new pro's this year.The Girls:
Amy Dowden, born in Wales, she has a Latin American background and has won The British National Amateur latin american championship.
Dianne Buswell, born in Australia, and Australian open Amateur finalist and she has been on the Australian version of Strictly.
Nadiya Bychkova, born in Ukraine, she has a ballroom and Latin background and has worked on the Bosnian series of Strictly.

The Judges:

Judge 1 - Bruno Tonioli (Choreographer)
Bruno is a top choreographer and has worked on countless films, plays, music videos, commercials, concerts, trade shows and TV shows.

Judge 2 - Darcey Bussell (Ballerina)
Darcey is best known for her career as principal ballerina for the Royal Ballet.

Judge 3 - Shirley Ballas (Pro Dancer/Judge)
Shirley, nicknamed "The queen of latin is a well respected professional dancer and coach. Multiple times British open, national and US champion.

Judge 4 - Craig Revel Horwood (Choreographer)
Craig is a top theatre choreographer and received an Olivier Award for his work on the West End musical Spend, Spend, Spend.

Gossip &amp Updates:

16th December:

Joe McFadden &amp Katya Jones are winners of SCD series 15, placing 2nd in the judges scores, but winning the day with the public vote.

The second placed couple were Alexandra Burke &amp Gorka Marquez, placing 1st in the judges votes, but the public did not agree. Third placed were Debbie McGee &amp Giovanni Pernice,
with fourth going to Gemma Atkinson &amp Aljaz Skorjanec.

10th December:

The Semi Final and the eleventh couple to go are Mollie King &amp AJ Pritchard, placing 5th in the judges votes, and coming in the bottom 2 after the public
vote along with Gemma Atkinson &amp Aljaz Skorjanec. The judges decided that they were the weakest and were voted off.

Next week is the Final. All couples will dance a "Judges Pick" dance, followed by a showdance, then the couples favourite dance from the series. Then a final decision will be made.

3rd December:

The tenth couple to go are Davood Ghadami &amp Nadiya Bychkova, placing 5th= in the judges votes, and coming in the bottom 2 after the public
vote along with Alexandra Burke &amp Gorka Marquez. The judges decided that they were the weakest and were voted off.

26th November:

The ninth couple to go are Susan Calman &amp Kevin Clifton, placing 7th in the judges votes, and coming in the bottom 2 after the public
vote along with Alexandra Burke &amp Gorka Marquez. The judges decided that they were the weakest and were voted off.

19th November:

The eighth couple to go are Jonnie Peacock &amp Otile Mabuse, placing 7th in the judges votes, and coming in the bottom 2 after the public
vote along with Debbie McGee &amp Giovanni Pernice. The judges decided that they were the weakest and were voted off.

12th November:

The seventh couple to go are Ruth Langsford &amp Anton Du Beke, placing 9th in the judges votes, and coming in the bottom 2 after the public
vote along with Jonnie Peacock &amp Otile Mabuse. The judges decided that they were the weakest and were voted off.

Next week the show will be live in Blackpool Tower Ballroom.

5th November:

The sixth couple to go are Aston Merrygold &amp Janette Manrara, placing 9th in the judges votes, and coming in the bottom 2 after the public
vote along with Mollie King &amp AJ Pritchard. The judges decided that they were the weakest and were voted off.

29th October:

The fifth couple to go are Simon Rimmer &amp Karen Clifton, placing 11th in the judges votes, and coming in the bottom 2 after the public
vote along with Mollie King &amp AJ Pritchard. The judges decided that they were the weakest and were voted off.

22nd October:

The fourth couple to go are Brian Conley &amp Amy Dowden, placing 9th= in the judges votes, and coming in the bottom 2 after the public
vote along with Simon Rimmer &amp Karen Clifton. The judges decided that they were the weakest and were voted off.

15th October:

The third couple to go are Charlotte Hawkins &amp Brendan Cole, placing 12th= in the judges votes, and coming in the bottom 2 after the public
vote along with Davood Ghadami &amp Nadiya Bychkova. The judges decided that they were the weakest and were voted off.

8th October:

The second couple to go are Tameka Empson &amp Gorka Marquez, placing 9th in the judges votes, and coming in the bottom 2 after the public
vote along with Simon Rimmer &amp Karen Clifton. The judges decided that they were the weakest and were voted off.

2nd October:

The first couple to go are Reverend Richard Coles &amp Dianne Buswell, placing 14th in the judges votes over the first two weeks, and coming in the bottom 2 after the public
vote along with Brian Conley &amp Amy Dowden. The judges decided that they were the weakest and were voted off.

Next week is movie week.

24th September:

The first week is over and all celebrities have danced one discipline. Next week they are all back to dance the opposite discipline. Their scores will be added together over the two weeks
and they will go to the public vote to see who is the first to go.

Notes:
Star indicates winner.W1 to 11 Grey Shaded Cell shows that couples were dancing the Pro's specialist discipline.W5: Bruno not judging, so max marks available per couple is 30.W10: All couples dance "competition style" Paso Doble. Eliminated one by one, marked 6 points for 1st, 5 for 2nd etc (marks included in the overall total).W12 to W13: Grey "dance" letter indicates couples were dancing the Pro's specialist discipline.
Note final placings may not reflect by the points, but indicate actual placings given on results show.Current Leader Board: